A Steam train is back in Nikko

travel with a steam Train in Japan

Since August, 10, a C11-207 locomotive make the journey between Kinugawa Onsen and Shimoimachi.

The initiative comes from the private regional railway company, Tobu Railways, which has put back on track a disappeared railway model for more than 50 years with the help of several other private companies, including the Hokkaido Railways.

The train is scheduled to be in service for about 100 days during 2017-2018 fiscal year traveling three round trips between Shimo-Imaichi and Kinugawa Onsen, including weekends.

It can indeed be a good way to explore the Nikko area. Nikko is famous for its religious complex and in particularly for the Toshogu Shrine and the Nikko National Pars offers beautiful landscapes.

Kinugawa onsen is a hot spring town. Not far is Nikko Edomura, a theme park that offers immersion in the Edo period.

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